An ambiance inspired by tiki culture helped French Quarter newcomer Cane & Table stand out as Southern Living editors sipped a trail through the South, according to managing partner Nick Detrich.

Cane & Table earned a spot among Southern Living’s 20 Best New Bars of 2014, a list featured in the magazine’s February issue. The restaurant and bar, opened this summer by the team behind Cure and Bellocq, is the only Louisiana establishment on a list that spans the South from Miami to Washington, D.C., to Houston.

“We’re taking something popular in bar culture right now, tiki, and relating it to how it fits into the grand scheme of things in New Orleans,” he said, adding that tiki has been popular for much of the twentieth century. “We take food and drinks of tropical heritage and apply them to drinking in New Orleans’ tropical climate.”

Indeed, Southern Living reports that bars made the list based on laid-back—yet refined—approaches to serving spirits and mixologists eager to hone their craft. The magazine searched for places that combine the quality of a top-shelf joint with the spirit of a favorite dive.